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Monday, June 15, 2015 | |
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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | |
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Registration
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | |
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OPENING RECEPTION
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 | |
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8:30 am - 12:00 pm | |
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TUESDAY MORNING GENERAL SESSION - Great Lakes Ballroom AB
Performance and Efficiency Audits: Turning Nightmare Measurements into an Action Plan Stefan Verstraeten, Belgian Federal Department of Finance [presentation] Overview of Tax Administration Measurement Project with Select States Jonathan Davis, McKinsey & Co. Plain Talk Preview Janet Shimabukuro, Washington Department of Revenue [exercies & style guide] [presentation] [papers] | |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | |
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FTA PRESIDENTS LUNCHEON - Great Lakes C
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1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | |
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Concurrent Sessions LEGAL-TAX POLICY BREAKOUT - Great Lakes B
Greg Matson, Multistate Tax Commission,
Joe Garrett, Alabama Department of Revenue
Analysis and Discussion on the three new U.S. Supreme Court decisions Panel:
Brian Oliner, Maryland Office of the Comptroller
Ralph Clements, Alabama Department of Revenue
[presentation]
Philip Horwitz, Colorado Department of Revenue
Shirley Sicilian, KPMG
Todd Lard, Sutherland
TECHNOLOGY BREAKOUT - Great Lakes A1
Jack Lewis, Ohio
[presentation]
Diane Hardt, Wisconsin
[presentation]
Marcus Glasper, Washington
[presentation] Internet Monitoring Policies, Standards, and Processes Don Friedlander, Minnesota How Technology, Data, and Analytics Can Improve Efficiency: Strategies to Harness the Trends and Lessons From Leading Edge Agencies and the Private Sector Jonathan Davis, McKinsey & Co. COMPLIANCE BREAKOUT - Great Lakes A3
Using 1099k Data for Discovery and Collections Justin Nieman and Derreck Wyatt, Minnesota Department of Revenue [presentation] Bankruptcy Units and Issues Panel:
Susan Dukes, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Nick Kucirek, Nebraska Department of Revenue
[presentation] Reversing Compliance Trends Kevin Milligan and Meggan Swisher, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue [presentation] SPONSOR SOLUTION SERIES - Great Lakes A2
Best of the Best: Great Ideas to Take Home With You (Fast Enterprises, LLC) Moderator: Jamie Woodward, Fast Enterprises, LLC; Panel: Shedding Light on Tax Refund Identity Fraud through Research (LexisNexis) Eva Velasquez, President/CEO, Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC); Steve Lappenbusch, Ph.D. Market Planner, Tax and Revenue, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Navigating the Wave of Refund Fraud: An Efficient Approach to Fraud Detection (Teradata) Peter Arena, Founding Principal, ASR Analytics, LLC; Les Arnold, Sr. Solutions Architect, Teradata Plain Talk - Group training (for those registered) - Harriet Room
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 | |
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8:30 am - 12:00 pm | |
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WEDNESDAY MORNING GENERAL SESSION - Great Lakes Ballroom AB
Refund Fraud Panel:
Jonathan Lyon, Federation of Tax Administrators
Damon Asper, IRS
Julie Magee, Alabama Department of Revenue
Cynthia Buaerly, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Mike Alley, Department of Revenue
[presentation] Multiple Approaches to Sales Tax Suppression Panel:
David Gau, California State Board of Equalization
[presentation]
Lt. Greg Webb, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Marie Ivarrson, Retail Innovation, Sweden
[presentation] Save the Date for Annapolis David Roose, Maryland Office of the Comptroller | |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | |
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LUNCH [on your own]
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1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | |
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Concurrent Sessions LEGAL-TAX POLICY BREAKOUT - Great Lakes B
The Legal Side of Cigarette and Motor Fuel Tax Administration Cindy Anders-Robb, Federation of Tax Administrators [presentation] Improving your Amicus Briefs Panel:
Helen Hecht, Multistate Tax Commission
Lila Disque, Multistate Tax Commission
[presentation]
Lela Christine Mesirow, Ohio Department of Taxation
What You Need to Know about Marijuana Laws Panel:
Chris Wytoski, Oregon
[presentation]
Eric Johnson, Colorado Department of Revenue
[presentation]
Cindy Anders-Robb, Federation of Tax Administrators
[presentation] Court Updates Marilyn Wethekam, Horwood Marcus & Berk Helen Hecht, Multistate Tax Commission [presentation] REFUND FRAUD and TECHNOLOGY BREAKOUT - Great Lakes B
FTA-NACTP Fraud Working Group Report Details and Recommendations Doreen Warren, Idaho IRS Fraud Fighting Initiatives and Expansion of Fraud Pilot with States Damon Asper, IRS Development of a Financial Institution Opt-In Program for Refund Recovery Panel:
Sara Gross, Michigan Treasurers Office
[presentation]
Meg Prieur, The Payments Authority
Software Vendor Compliance Steps and Use of Ultimate Bank Account Data Mike Alley, Indiana States' Response to Fraud Task Force Recommendations and Plans Julie Magee, Alabama
Kevin Sullivan, Connecticut
Demesia Padilla, New Mexico
Rick Reames, South Carolina
Terri Steenblock, Minnesota
MANAGEMENT BREAKOUT - Great Lakes A3
Winner, Taxpayer Service Award Virginia Department of Taxation for its Mobile Collectors Application Craig Burns, Richard Johnson and Chris Williams, Virginia Department of Taxation [presentation] Winner, Taxpayer Service Award New York State for its Web File and E-file Education Nonie Manion, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance [presentation] Winner of FTA Award for Training Washington State Department of Revenue for Lean Program that Trains the System Marcus Glasper, Washington State Department of Revenue [presentation] Managing Your Call Center Panel:
Charlie Helms, North Carolina
[presentation]
Eva Liggins, District of Columbia
[presentation] SPONSOR SOLUTION SERIES - Great Lakes A2
It is Not Just About the Technology How to Improve Compliance Revenues by Planning the Work and Working the Plan (Revenue Solutions, Inc.) Tom Heinz, Senior Principal Solutions Engineer, Revenue Solutions, Inc. (former NYS Director of Tax Audits); Alice Gorman, Senior Sales Consultant, Revenue Solutions, Inc., (former Deputy Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Revenue) Plain Talk - Individual Sessions (for those registered) - Harriet Room
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | |
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BANQUET
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Thursday, June 18, 2015 | |
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8:00 am - 8:30 am | |
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FTA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING - Great Lakes Ballroom AB
(open to all; the senior representative from each FTA member agency is requested to attend)
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8:30 am - 12:00 pm | |
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THURSDAY MORNING GENERAL SESSION - Great Lakes Ballroom AB
Executive-Level Training on Leadership and Management Techniques Carol Grannis and Cindy Maher, Leading Edge Development [presentation] |
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